There are 4 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Kigali by plane or bus
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Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane CNX - KGL
15h 15m$364–975Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Entebbe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Entebbe (EBB)plane CNX - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
22h 50m$347–949Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Bujumbura, bus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane CNX - BJM
- Take the bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
19h 46m$634–1,565Bus to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai Town Hotel Transfer to Chiang Rai Town Transferbus
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane CEI - KGL
22h 32m$581–1,533
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to Kigali is to fly and bus which costs $340 - $950 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to Kigali is to fly which takes 15h 15m and costs $360 - $1,000.
The distance between Chiang Mai and Kigali is 7871 km.
It takes approximately 15h 15m to get from Chiang Mai to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 5h behind Chiang Mai. It is currently 4:27 AM in Chiang Mai and 11:27 PM in Kigali.
There are 810+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Kigali, Rwanda?
Thai Vietjet Air, Kenya Airways, and five other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Entebbe via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Entebbe via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bujumbura via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bujumbura via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bujumbura via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Entebbe via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bujumbura via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Entebbe via Don Muang, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +66 2 225 1025
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pai Friendly Tour
Bus from Chiang Mai Town Hotel Transfer to Chiang Rai Town Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- Pai Friendly Tour
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